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Guitar Lessons, Music Tutoring, Workshops & Beyond



Greetings future musical visionaries and virtuosos!

I am a guitarist, composer, and educator from the US relocated to the Netherlands a few years ago, based in South Holland and offering guitar lessons and a wide spectrum of educational services. I did my bachelor's studies as a guitarist at the legendary Berklee College of Music where I specialized in Jazz, and hold master's degrees from Yerevan State Conservatory and Royal Conservatoire Antwerp both as a guitarist and composer of acoustic and electronic music.

While my background is in Jazz and that tends to be at the root of my  perspective on music education in general I am quite open minded and versitile and am happy to work with students at a variety of levels of experience, stylistic backgrounds and interests. Whether you are new to music and to the guitar and want to strum the chords and jam on the riffs to some simple songs or are taking deeper steps and have more ambitious artistic goals I'm sure that I can be a valuable resource for you on your journey.

I currently teach primarily at home in my living room in central Delft as well as at the Max Guitar Store in Den Haag Scheveningen, reachable from nearby cities such as: The Hague, Leiden, Rijswijk, Voorburg, Leidschendam, Pijnacker, Nootdorp, Delfgauw, Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zoetermeer, Schiedam, Rotterdam etc. I have also given workshops at institutions such as American School of the Hague, Zuidwest College, Incheon Music Academy, and Dworp Zomercursus Halywynstichting on topics such as guitar playing, jazz improvisation, composing, electronic music production and band coaching.

Please get in touch via any of the channels on the contact page. Looking forward to hearing from you and wishing you all the best on your musical journey!


Areas I Specialize In:

  • Guitar Lessons: Advance your ability and understanding of the instrument. Electric, Acoustic and Classical. Pick and Fingerstyle.

  • Music Theory, Reading & Analysis: Demystify the building blocks of the musical language. Also tutoring support for music classes or entrance exams. 

  • Composition, Arrangement & Songwriting: Better understand the process of creating original music and analyzing and learning from the songs of other artists. 

  • Improvisation Skills: Develop confidence creating melodic lines in different contexts, learn how to solo and play lead guitar (also relevant to other instruments).

  • Music Technology: Navigate the complex world of hardware and software of the modern music landscape or produce your own tracks with DAW software.

  • Band Coaching: Guidance playing in settings with other musiciancs  and preparing repertoire for the stage or studio. I also organize recital opportunities for my students to get performing experience.
About Me:

  • American Guitarist, Composer, and Educator based in the Netherlands: Home studio in Delft and working with students and institutions throughout the Netherlands and beyond. 

  • Education: B.M. Berklee College of Music, Boston, M.A. Royal Conservatoire Antwerp. 

  • Performance experience at festivals and venues internationally: Washington DC Jazz Festival, Boston Jazz Festival, JEN Jazz Conference, Bimhuis Amsterdam, A-Trane Berlin, Music Village Brussels, Ogikubo Velvet Sun Tokyo

  • Teaching Experience internationally: American School of the Hague, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Yerevan State Conservatory, Dworp Jazzcursus, and Incheon Music Academy etc.

  • Versatile Genres: My Background is in Jazz but I have a broad experience with Blues, Rock, Folk, Classical, Pop, RnB, Soul, Funk etc. — all ages and levels welcome. 

  • Please visit the Max Guitar Academy for more information about guitar lessons in The Hague and my profile on Vivaldi Music  for information about guitar lessons in Delft. 
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